New international initiative to study early-life predictors of mental health disorders
The newly established聽涩里番鈥揇ouglas鈥揗ax Planck Institute of Psychiatry International Collaborative Initiative in Adversity and Mental Health聽represents the first international effort devoted to understanding the biology behind how early-life adversity can increase the risk of psychiatric disorders over the course of an individual鈥檚 life. Led by Dr. Gustavo Turecki, Scientific Director at the Douglas Research Centre and Chair of聽 涩里番's Department of Psychiatry, and by Dr.
Drs. Martin Gignac and C茅cile Rousseau featured in Toronto Star
...Dr. Martin Gignac, director of pediatric psychiatry at the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital, said the facility doesn鈥檛 have enough resources to deal with the 鈥渨ave鈥� of mental health consultation involving children, adding that he is forced to find room for patients on the medical and surgical wards.
Dr. Martin Gignac quoted in Montreal Gazette
Quebec must prioritize mental health of adolescents, pediatricians say
...Over the past few months, the psychiatric department鈥檚 eight-patient unit at the Children鈥檚 has often been over capacity, which means teenagers with acute suicidal ideation are admitted to surgical or medical units, where they require 24-hour supervision, said Dr. Martin Gignac, the hospital鈥檚 Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Dr. Samuel Veissi猫re featured in Psychology Today
Why Some Fear the World Reopening
(By Samuel Paul Veissi猫re) Imagine you鈥檝e been single for a long time. Sure, a part of you would like to have a companion, but the thought of going on a date, telling your life story again, trying to feel comfortable with a new person鈥攊t all just fills you with dread.
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Dr. Rob Whitley featured in Vancouver Sun
Rob Whitley and Todd Doherty: No health without mental health
Opinion: Practical approach of B.C.'s Men's Sheds is common across community-driven mental health programs 鈥� tailored toward the needs and preferences of the target population, with a focus on fun, friendship and enjoyable activities.
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Dr. Monica Ruiz-Casares quoted in APTN
鈥楰eep families together鈥�: Moving beyond racist notions of neglect in child welfare
鈥n many countries, including Canada, neglect is the most common type of maltreatment, says Monica Ruiz-Casares, an associate professor in the psychiatry department at 涩里番.
But what exactly is neglect? According to Ruiz-Casares, it鈥檚 pretty subjective. 鈥淭here鈥檚 no clear threshold at which so-called poor parenting crosses the line into neglect,鈥� she says.
Leyton Addiction Research Prize
It is with great pleasure that we announce the winner of the annual Leyton Addiction Research Prize. The competition was strong, but the review committee (unanimously) agreed that Danilo De Gregorio鈥檚 paper titled Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) promotes social behavior through mTORC1 in the excitatory neurotransmission was the most deserving of this year's $1,000 prize. Danilo is a Postdoctoral Fellow supervised by Dr. Gabriella Gobbi.
Vrai probl猫me, mauvais rem猫de?, Dr. Jeffrey L. Derevensky, La Presse
Vrai probl猫me, mauvais rem猫de ?
鈥oint par La Presse, Jeffrey L. Derevensky, professeur 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 涩里番, se montre sceptique par rapport 脿 la 芦鈥塻olution鈥壜� 茅tudi茅e par Facebook. 芦 Je ne crois pas que ce soit une bonne id茅e 禄, estime le directeur du Centre international d鈥櫭﹖ude sur le jeu et les comportements 脿 risque chez les jeunes.
Dr. C茅cile Rousseau featured in The Conversation
Collateral damage of COVID-19: Rising rates of domestic and social violence
De la d茅pression 脿 la vitalit茅, Dr. Gustavo Turecki, ICI Premi猫re
Entrevue avec Dr. Gustavo Turecki - Le calendrier de l'apr猫s, ICI Premi猫re
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Mental Health: Tools adapted to Indigenous Communities
Mental health interventions often involve psychometric questionnaires that aren鈥檛 well adapted to members of Indigenous and Inuit communities. These communities prefer working with tools that promote resilience and empowerment, and that create a real dialogue.
Dre C茅cile Rousseau mentionn茅e dans La Presse
COVID-19 Est-ce possible d鈥櫭猼re (encore) r茅silients ?
Dr. Natasha Rajah interviewed on The Current, CBC
Understanding pandemic burnout
CBC Radio's Matt Galloway speaks with Dr. Natasha Rajah about the impact of long-term stress on our brains and memory. Listen here
Dr. Samuel Veissi猫re mentionn茅 dans La Presse
Le retour qui n鈥檃 pas eu lieu
鈥es c茅g茅piens et les universitaires ont 茅t茅 les 芦 grands d茅laiss茅s de cette crise 禄, estime Samuel Veissi猫re, professeur adjoint au d茅partement de psychiatrie de l鈥橴niversit茅 涩里番. La Presse. Lire ici
Drs. Alan Evans and Patricia Pelufo Silveira featured in 涩里番's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Focus
Decoding the brain: Scientists at the Ludmer Centre are tackling mental health research with a multidisciplinary, big-data approach.